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Privacy Badger
Automatically learn to block invisible trackers
As of 30 August 2026, Privacy Badger is free to use. Privacy Badger is a browser extension created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that automatically learns to block invisible trackers. Softwr lists it under Browser Extensions. Privacy Badger is made by Electronic Frontier Foundation, launched in 1990, available on Browser extension.
Overview
What Privacy Badger does
Privacy Badger is a browser extension created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that automatically learns to block invisible trackers. Unlike traditional blockers that use filter lists, Privacy Badger learns by watching which domains track you across websites.
What people use it for
- Blocking third-party trackers that follow users across websites
- Sending Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals
- Disabling social media tracking widgets like Facebook Like buttons
- Preventing canvas fingerprinting across websites
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Privacy Badger.
- It is not an ad blocker; the project states its aim is to prevent non-consensual tracking rather than to block ads
- There is no Safari build, and Safari on iOS lacks extension capabilities Privacy Badger needs to work
- Chrome on Android does not support extensions, so Android users have to switch to Firefox or Edge
- Protection is aimed at third-party trackers and does not comprehensively cover tracking by the site you are actually visiting
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Pricing
What Privacy Badger costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Automatic tracker learning
- Third-party blocking
- Do Not Track
Capabilities
Features
Automatic tracker detection
Learning algorithm
Do Not Track support
No filter lists required
Chrome support
Available on chrome
Firefox support
Available on firefox
Edge support
Available on edge
Opera support
Available on opera
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does Privacy Badger cost?
Privacy Badger is free browser extension made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. There are no pricing tiers or subscription costs. The project accepts donations to support EFF's work.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Privacy Badger
- Company
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Based in
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Founders
- Mitch Kapor, John Perry Barlow, John Gilmore
Timeline
Privacy Badger over time
- Milestone2017-04-03
One million installations
Source - Milestone2015-08-06
Privacy Badger 1.0 released
Source - Milestone2014-07-21
Privacy Badger beta released
Source - Launch2014-05-01
Privacy Badger alpha released
Source - Licence change2014-05-01
Published under the GNU GPL v3
Source - Founded1990-07-01
Electronic Frontier Foundation founded
Source
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